ჩხამა

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Georgian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Georgian-Zan *čxam-. The declension type tells us that the word must be suffixed by -ა. Cognate with Mingrelian and Laz ჩხომი (çxomi).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃxama/, [t͡ʃʰχama]
  • Hyphenation: ჩხა‧მა

Noun[edit]

ჩხამა (čxama) (plural ჩხამები)

  1. (dialectal, Upper Imeretian) A certain species of fish with red dots.

Inflection[edit]

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References[edit]

  • Klimov, G. A. (1998) Etymological Dictionary of the Kartvelian Languages (Trends in linguistics. Documentation; 16), New York, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, page 259